Significant Trees on Public Land

Overview

Frankston City Council’s Significant Tree Register was adopted by Council in 2012. It celebrates iconic trees across our municipality that have significant scientific, social, historic and/or aesthetic value. Trees on this list are formally recognised for supporting our community’s health, wellbeing and sense of place. This register also aims to increase stakeholder awareness and influence added protections for these iconic trees during infrastructure upgrades, development and capital works projects.

Angophora costata Smooth Barked Apple - Oxford Street Car Park Frankston

Mature trees are critical urban infrastructure that support our community by making our city beautiful, keeping it cool and providing habitat for native wildlife. If you would like to learn more about the environmental, social and economic benefits of trees, please see, The Value of Trees.

Do you know a tree that deserves recognition?

We invite the community to nominate trees for inclusion in the register. Trees must be located on Council owned or managed land, including parks, nature reserves, nature strips and the foreshore. Nominations are accepted at any time but will only be reviewed when there is a planned update of the register.

2025-2026 Planned Register Update
In July 2025, Councillors allocated funding to update Frankston’s Significant Trees on Public Land Register. Nominations will be assessed by a qualified arborist in early 2026 and successful trees added to the Register.

To nominate a tree for assessment in this update, please complete our online nomination form below or download the nomination form(PDF, 189KB) to submit via e-mail (environment@frankston.vic.gov.au) or in person at the Frankston Civic Centre (30 Davey Street, Frankston).

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Council will assess nominated trees against the National Trust of Victoria's nationally agreed criteria, which are:

Scientific

Horticultural or genetic value (including local or rare gene pool)
Important source of seed or propagating stock
Particularly resistant to disease or exposure
Species or variety that is rare or of a very localised distribution
Outstanding for its size (i.e. height, trunk circumference or canopy spread)
Remnant native vegetation (i.e. from pre-European era or surviving from a previous landscape period, such as fruit trees that were part of orchards before urbanisation)
An outstanding example of the species (including good form, structure and/or health)

Social

Unique location or context (including spiritual or religious associations)
Contribution to landscape (including contemporary association with the community)
Important landmark (i.e. contributes to sense of place)
Part of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander history and/or culture
Outstanding habitat value (i.e. forms important habitat for local species)

Historic

Forms part of a historic park, garden or town
Commemorative plantings
Associated with an important event, person, group or institution
Particularly old or venerable for its species or variant

Aesthetic

Exhibits curious growth form or unusual physical features (e.g. abnormal outgrowths, natural fusion of branches, natural damage or pruning)
Is better than an average example of its species or tree in its location

Trees listed on the Register

Location	Species	Significance Category
Seaford Wetlands, Airlie Grove, Seaford	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Aboriginal Culture
Naturestrip, Aqueduct Road, Langwarrin	Eucalyptus obliqua	Remnant; Outstanding size; Outstanding habitat value
Montague Park Preschool, Bentley Place, Frankston	Populus species	Outstanding size
Naturestrip, Cambridge Street, Frankston	Angophora costata	Outstanding size; Aesthetic value; Location or Landscape context
Naturestrip, Cambridge Street, Frankston	Angophora costata	Aesthetic value; Location or Landscape Context
Outer Separator, Chile Street, Frankston	Eucalyptus globulus	Outstanding size; Aesthetic value
Naturestrip, Dandenong East Road, Frankston	Angophora costata	Outstanding Size; Aesthetic Value
Naturestrip (7 Trees), Davey Street, Frankston	Araucaria heterophylla	Outstanding size; Amenity value
Naturestrip, Deane Street, Frankston	Eucalyptus leucoxylon	Aesthetic value; Outstanding Size
Outer Separator, Eel Race Road, Seaford	Banksia integrifolia	Outstanding size; Aesthetic value
Oxford Street Car park, Foot Street, Frankston	Angophora costata	Outstanding size; Aesthetic value; Location or Landscape context; Curious Growth form
Naturestrip, Frome Avenue, Frankston	Angophora costata	Outstanding size; Aesthetic value; Location or Landscape context
Naturestrip, Frome Avenue, Frankston	Angophora costata	Outstanding size; Aesthetic value; Location or Landscape context
Naturestrip,Frome Avenue, Frankston	Angophora costata	Aesthetic value; Location or Landscape Context
Naturestrip, Gould Street, Frankston	Banksia integrifolia	Curious growth form; Outstanding size
Naturestrip (3 Trees), Gould Street, Frankston	Leptospermum laevigatum	Curious Growth Form
Naturestrip, Hayman Avenue, Frankston	Arbutus unedo	Rare or Localised; Amenity value
Herbert Reserve - near playground Herbert Road, Carrum Downs	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Aesthetic value; Remnant; Outstanding Size; Particularly Old; Curious Growth Form
Herbert Reserve - SW corner Herber Road, Carrum Downs	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Aesthetic value; Remnant; Outstanding Size; Particularly Old
Naturestrip - Plowman Place (16 Trees) High Street, Frankston	Cupressus macrocarpa	Location or Landscape context
Beauty Park (6 Trees), High Street, Frankston	Populus deltoides	Location or Landscape context
Naturestrip, Highland Drive, Frankston	Eucalyptus leucoxylon	Rare or Localised
Naturestrip, Hill Street, Frankston	Melaleuca stypholoides	Outstanding Size
Jubilee Park - Hill Street Entrance, Hillcrest Road, Frankston	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Location or Landscape context
Jubilee Park - behind car park (3 Trees) Hillcrest Road, Frankston	Banksia integrifolia	Remnant
Jubilee Park - car park Hillcrest Road, Frankston	Banksia integrifolia	Outstanding example of a species
Near Playne Street bridge (4 Trees), Long Island Drive, Frankston	Phoenix canariensis	Location or Landscape context
Banyan Reserve, Luscumbe Avenue, Carrum Downs	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Particularly old; Remnant; Aboriginal culture
Monterey Reserve, Monterey Boulevard, Frankston North	Corymbia maculata	Aesthetic Value
Median Strip, Nepean Highway, Frankston	Cupressus macrocarpa	Particularly old; Historic value
Naturestrip, Park Street, Seaford	Eucalyptus camaldulensis	Aesthetic Value; Rare or Localised
Mechanics Hall (2 Trees), Plowman Place, Frankston	Phoenix canariensis	Location or Landscape context
Frankston Tennis Club, Yuille Street, Frankston	Corymbia ficifolia	Outstanding size; Aesthetic value; Particularly Old
Stringybark Bushland Reserve, North Road Langwarrin	Eucalyptus obliqua	Remnant; Particularly old; Outstanding size
Naturestrip, Firetail Court Carrum Downs	Eucalyptus mannifera	Outstanding size; Aesthetic value
Naturestrip, Nepean Highway, Frankston	Angophera costata	Curious growth form

Tree no longer standing. Trees were assessed against Council’s Tree Removal Guidelines and approved for removal.

For more information, please contact environment@frankston.vic.gov.au.